Psalm 39

Psalm 39New American Standard Bible (NASB)

The Vanity of Life.

39 I said, “I will guard my waysThat I may not sin with my tongue;I will guard my mouth as with a muzzleWhile the wicked are in my presence.”2 I was mute [b]and silent,I [c]refrained even from good,And my [d]sorrow grew worse.3 My heart was hot within me,While I was musing the fire burned;Then I spoke with my tongue:4 “Lord, make me to know my endAnd what is the extent of my days;Let me know how transient I am.5 “Behold, You have made my days as handbreadths,And my lifetime as nothing in Your sight;Surely every man [e]at his best is [f]a mere breath. [g]Selah.6 “Surely every man walks about as [h]a phantom;Surely they make an uproar for nothing;He amasses riches and does not know who will gather them.

7 “And now, Lord, for what do I wait?My hope is in You.8 “Deliver me from all my transgressions;Make me not the reproach of the foolish.9 “I have become mute, I do not open my mouth,Because it is You who have done it.10 “Remove Your plague from me;Because of the opposition of Your hand I am [i]perishing.11 “With reproofs You chasten a man for iniquity;You consume as a moth what is precious to him;Surely every man is a mere breath. Selah.

12 “Hear my prayer, O Lord, and give ear to my cry;Do not be silent at my tears;For I am a stranger with You,A sojourner like all my fathers.13 “Turn Your gaze away from me, that I may [j]smile againBefore I depart and am no more.”

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